Smoking pipes



March 14, 19 1 F. A. FASSBENDER 2,974,670

SMOKING PIPES Filed. April 30, 1959 FIGJ INVENTOR.

Frederg gk A.Fassbender diiorgg SMOKING PIPES Frederick August Fassbender, Irvington, N.J., assignor to S. M. Frank & (30., Inc., New York, N.Y., a corporation of New York Filed Apr. 30, 1959, Ser. No. 809,990

2 Claims. (Cl. ISL-224) This invention relates to smoking pipes and more particulanly to a grate arrangement fitting within the bowl of the pipe and supporting the tobacco therein.

his one of the objects of the invention to provide a tobacco-supporting grate and a mounting in the bowl of the pipe therefor by which the grate will be positioned above the bottom of the bowl, thus holding the tobacco in an elevated or suspended position and preventing the accumulation of a wet heel of tobacco and moisture in the bottom of the bowl.

It is another object of the invention to provide a grate which will hold the tobacco in suspension, as above pointedout, thus causing the tobacco to burn all the way down to the grateso that no residue of unconsumed tobacco will remain in the bottom of the bowl of the pipe.

It is still another object of the invention to provide a grate and a mounting therefor by which the grate will be detachably supported within the bowl in an elevated position above the bottom of the same, and which will permit ready removal of the grate for cleaning or for replacement by means insertable into the 'bowl through the bottom end of the same.

It is a further object of the invention to provide a grate and a support for the same so arranged that dissipation of heat through the grate and its support will occur, resulting in a cooler, more satisfying smoke.

It is still another object of the invention to provide a grate so positioned that its support of the tobacco in the bowl enables the tobacco to be completely consumed with a minimum of re-lighting usually required because of the accumulation of moist tobacco at the bottom of the bowl.

More particularly, the invention contemplates the provision of a pipe bowl having a central aperture in its bottom, and with a sleeve extending therethrough and projecting upwardly into the bowl, the upwardly-projecting part of the sleeve securely but detachably receiving a tubular stem formed on a disk-shaped grate. The disk-shaped grate is so positioned within the bowl as to be elevated above the bottom of the same and it serves to close the upper end of the sleeve. A portion of the disk is presented across the open top of the sleeve and is thus accessible to a pipe tool or other slender implement inserted from the bottom of the tube and through the sleeve, so that pressure exerted against the central part of the disk by the implement will dislodge the grate and permit of its removal from the inside of the bowl for cleaning or replacement.

With these and other objects to be hereinafter set forth in view, I have devised the arrangement of parts to be described and more particularly pointed out in the claims appended thereto.

In the accompanying drawing, wherein an illustrative embodiment of the invention is disclosed:

Fig. 1 is a vertical sectional view through the bowl of a pipe, showing the improved grate and its mounting;

nited States Patent .jecting upwardly from the bottom thereof.

Fig. 2 is a side elevational view of the sleeve or supporting element for the grate;

Fig. 3 is a sectional view, taken substantially on the line 3-3 of Fig. 1, looking in the directionof the arrows;

Fig. 4 is a vertical sectional view through the grate and its sleeve or mounting;

Fig. 5 is an elevational view of the grate, with a portion thereof in section, and i Fig. 6 is a sectional view, taken substantially on the line 6-6 of Fig. 5, looking in the direction of the arrows.

In the drawing, the bowl of a pipe of conventional form is shown at 1, the same having the usual projecting stummel 2 to which the bit is attached in a known manner.

A central aperture 3 is provided in the bottom of the bowl and fitted in and extended through said aperture is a metallic sleeve 4 constituting the support for the grate. The sleeve 4 is provided with a knurled lower portion 5 to facilitate the secure maintenance of this part of the sleeve in the aperture 3. It can also be held in place by other means including a suitable adhesive. -When the sleeve is secured in position as above described, it presents an upper end portion 6 within the bowl 1 and pro- This upper portion 6 includes an annular flange 7 and a bead or rib 8 located above the flange.

The tobacco-supporting grate is generally indicated at It and the same includes a metallic disk 11 which supports the tobacco 12 and which is provided with a plurality of apertures 13. Located centrally and extending downwardly from the under side of the disk 11 is an inegrally formed stem in the shape of a tube 14 which is longitudinally split at several points, as indicated at 15, to lend springiness and resiliency to it. The internal diameter of the sleeve 14 is such that the same telescopically fits over the upper part 6 of the sleeve 4 and this positions the disk-like grate member 11 spaced above the bottom of the bowl 1 as shown in Fig. 1.

The tubular stem 14 is internally formed with an internal annular groove 16 substantially complementary to the rib or head 8 so that when the grate is fitted in position on the upper end 6 of the sleeve 4, and the tubular stem thus telescopically fitted over that part of the sleeve, as shown in Figs. 1 and 4, the groove 16 will engage the rib or bead 8 with a snap action, thus securely but detachably mounting the grate on the sleeve 4 Within the pipe bowl. The groove 16 and head 8 are so located that when they are in engagement the periphery of the disk will be contiguous to the inner wall of the bowl cavity whereby tobacco will not pass below the disk When the grate is fitted in place as above described, and as clearly shown in Fig. 1, it will be observed that the tobacco-supporting disk portion 11 is positioned above the bottom of the bowl and thus the tobacco 12 is elevated or is held in suspension above the bottom of the bowl. As a result, the tobacco so supported will tend to burn all the way down to the grate and since there will be no accumulation of moist tobacco at the bottom of the bowl, the tobacco will require a minimum of relighting during smoking.

Since the sleeve 4 and the tubular stem 14 fitted thereover are hollow, a central ventilating passage 17 (Fig. 4) is provided and while this passage does not communicate with the interior of the bowl since it is closed at the top by the disk 11, it eiiectively serves to radiate the heat to cool the smoke in an effective manner. The central conical recess portion 19 of the disk 11 extends over the top of the sleeve 4 and thus this part 19 of the disk is accessible to an. implement inserted from the outside of the bowl and passed up through the sleeve 4, as shown in dotted lines in Fig. 4 to'contact with the central portion 19 of the disk. Such-an implement can be a pipecleaning tool, a nail, or any similar slender article 18 and which when forcibly urged against the bottom of the 'disk and guided toward the center of the disk by the conical recess 19, wil break the connection between the tube 14 and the sleeve 4, to force thegrate upwardly andout of the top of the bowl. When cleaned, the grate may be replaced in the bowl by guiding it down in place therein by means of the implement 18, and then pressing down on it until the tube 14 snaps in place on the 'upper end portion 6 of the tube'4.

If the grate is removed occasionally and cleaned and replaced, excess cake will not accumulate in the bowl of the pipe; the accumulation of awet heel of tobacco will be reduced, and a cool, clean smoke will be the result.

Having described a single embodiment of the invention, it is obvious that the same is not to be restricted thereto, but is broad enough to-cover-all structures coming within the scope of the annexed claims.

What I claim is:

1. A pipe having a bowl having a tobacco-receiving cavity having a tapered lower end portion, the bowl having a centrally-located sleeve extending through its bottom, said sleeve having an upper end portion located within the bowl and projecting above the bottom thereof, said sleeve having an annular bead, a grate in the form of an apertured disk fitting within the bowl and supported in a raised position above the bottom of the same, said disk fitting across and closing the upper end of the sleeve, the disk having an integral tubular stem fitting telescopically on the sleeve and having a groove for snap engagement with the bead, the groove and the bead being so located that the periphery of the disk will be contiguous to the inner wall of the bowl cavity when the bead is engaged in the groove whereby tobacco will not pass below the disk, a portion of the disk being accessible through the sleeve to a tool free of attachment to the pipe to forcibly move the stem and its attached disk from 'its position on the sleeve.

2. A pipe having a bowl, the bowl having a centrallylocated sleeve extending through its bottom and present' ing a tubular part within the bowl and projecting above the bottom of the bowl, said tubular part being formed with a circumferential bead, a grate in the form of a perforated disk fitted within the bowl, said disk having a projecting split tube portion provided with an internal groove adapted for a snap engagement with the bead when the tube portion is fitted over the tubular part of the sleeve, to thereby detachably secure the grate to the sleeve, said disk being thickened at the juncture thereof with said projecting tube and having a conical recess in the thickened portion, said conical recess having its apex at the center of the disk, said conical recess being a linear extension of the hollow portion of said tube, at the upper end thereof, the disk fitting across and closing the end of the sleeve, said conical recess being adapted to receive and guide an elongated pointed tool inserted through the sleeve toward the center of the disk to break the snap connection between the split tube portion of the disk and the tubular part of the sleeve.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 1,713,204 Whelan May 14, 1929 1,861,910 Dunhill June 7, 1932 FOREIGN PATENTS 532,085 Great Britain Jan. 16, 1941 1,013,227 France Apr. 30, 1952 

